The article from the BBC "Are my online friends for real?" adds a different spin to this old question.

This week I received this intriguing message from a man who moves in London's new media circles.

He wrote: "I met somebody the other day who told me that online networking was so important, and >he didn't have the time, he was paying somebody to be him online. To blog, network, post etc . >£1,000 a month too. "

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6260210.stm - Ericka Menchen Trevino